Routledge Handbook of Private Security Studies

'This handbook is one of the first volumes to utilise a truly transdisciplinary approach to the privatization of security. In doing so, this handbook provides a vital and necessary contribution to this field. The volume provides a comprehensive picture of the full range of practices of privatization (from the everyday security of the individuals to the strategies of firms and their involvement on stakes regarding the governance of national security). In addition, theoretically, the book challenges the dualist visions opposing private and publicsecurity, and shows the far reaching consequences for democracy by discussing these hybrid entities that now populate the new global security assemblages.' -- Didier Bigo, King's College London, UK

'This is an important volume drawing together a wide range of different perspectives to examine various aspects of private security and its implications for contemporary global society and politics. The volume's assimilation of new and established scholars, several relevant disciplines, and distinct geographical perspectives opens the way for serious conversation about this ubiquitous phenomenon - and should be on the reading list of anyone seeking to understand it.' -- Deborah Avant, University of Denver, USA

'Additionally to its uniqueness as the pioneer publication in the discipline of private security studies, the editors are very successful in setting the foundations for further research and debate for both academics and practitioners on a topic which increasingly divides public opinion...The handbook is a remarkable collection...' ---- Ioannis Chapsos, Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Vol 29, Feb. 2016